Andrew Cuomo

A week into the latest COVID-19 restrictions in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it’s still too early to tell whether the spread of the virus has slowed down enough to bring kids back to school and reopen businesses in hotspots. It’ll ultimately be his call whether to lift restrictions next week. They were put in place in geographically...

New York state is cracking down harder on enforcement in red zone cluster areas as hospitalizations soar to months-long highs, while the governor of New Jersey urged people not to let their guard down even in their homes Thursday. There are increasing signs of community spread — and small gatherings are a key reason. The developments come as roughly three…

New York City will start handing out hefty fines Friday as the city and state step up enforcement of new COVID restrictions amid months-long highs in total hospitalizations that have followed soaring infection rates in some areas. Penalties of up to $15,000 a day apply for violations on mass gathering rules; in red cluster areas, those are banned entirely. Twenty-five…

UPDATE: NYC Shutdowns in Cluster Zones Start Thursday; Fines Up to $15,000 a Day Apply for Violations New York is ramping up its crackdown on COVID-19 hotspot “clusters,” with new rules that include closures of schools and businesses, bans on mass gatherings and restrictions on restaurants, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday. Cuomo announced what he called a “Cluster Action Initiative”…

UPDATE: NYC Doubles Down on Shutdown Plan, Adds 13th ZIP Code to Watchlist as Daily COVID Case Average Tops 500 About 300 public and private schools in nine New York City hotspot ZIP codes, all in Brooklyn and Queens, will switch to all-remote learning Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday, taking a more immediate approach to curb the city’s biggest…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued his harshest rebuke yet of local governments in New York City, Rockland County and Orange County Wednesday, blaming their “incompetence” for burgeoning COVID clusters and warning, “Either you do the job or people will die.” “We know how to contain the infection rate. We’re just not doing it with these clusters,” the governor said in...

The overall number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York City is ticking up, as officials fight to combat soaring infection rates in certain neighborhoods in recent weeks that threaten to evolve into more widespread transmission. Outbreaks in Rockland and Orange counties are also fueling heightened concern — to a degree Gov. Andrew Cuomo said makes it the “largest cluster” the…

Mayor Bill de Blasio welcomed the imminent return of indoor dining in New York City Thursday, a day after the governor set the start date, but reminded New Yorkers in no uncertain terms that the strict regulations must be followed. If the city’s infection rate hits 2 percent over a seven-day rolling period (it hasn’t done that since June),...

Sheriff deputies will begin stopping buses headed to Port Authority from viral U.S. hotspots as part of New York City’s continued effort to stem any travel-related upticks in virus cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday. They’ll give riders contact forms to fill out with their information and quarantine plans. It’s the latest measure the mayor has introduced to...

Democratic mayors and governors have lashed out at President Donald Trump after he issued a memo directing his administration to find federal funds that could be cut from cities run by Democrats including “anarchist jurisdictions,” NBC News reported. Democrats said that the federal government cannot unilaterally withhold funding from their cities and argued that the president’s move was merely...

BREAKING UPDATE: NYC Schools to Delay Opening as Mayor, Union Reach Deal to Avert Teacher Strike Gov. Andrew Cuomo has raised a warning flag for schools that are expected to reopen in person in some capacity in less than two weeks, forewarning that clusters of COVID-19 cases that have been popping in colleges will inevitably happen to some degree when…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo could lend more insight as early as next week into the fate of indoor dining in New York City, as well as casino and movie theaters across the rest of the state, which have been closed for five-plus months amid the pandemic. The governor hinted in a conference call with reporters Thursday that those reopening decisions were…

With less than two weeks to go before the start of a new school year in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio is pledging additional classroom support by certifying thousands of new teachers to support schools meeting the demands of blended learning. Indoor, outdoor, and remote learning will start Sept. 10 with the support of newly certified teachers made…

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio doubled down on his commitment to protect the five boroughs from travel-linked virus surges Tuesday, ordering hotels and short-term rentals to require travelers complete quarantine forms before they get access to rooms. Fines will be issued starting this week for failure to comply. De Blasio also urged New Yorkers to avoid hotspot state…

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Watch the top moments from the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention.

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Watch Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., deliver his full address during the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention. 

Footage provided is a mixed feed and is a joint effort by the pool and the DNCC

Gov. Andrew Cuomo discusses New York flattening its coronavirus curve and reforming it police departments, and shares an update on his dating life.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday to kick off morning trading. It signaled the opening of the trading floor on Wall Street for the first time in two months after the coronavirus outbreak had forced all-electronic trading

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo talks about the importance of giving people the facts about the coronavirus and letting them form their own opinions based on the facts.